Problem not just Williams

Focusing on Scotlands coach as the source of our worries ignores the confusion in the backroom

RUGBY is a game of emotions as much as tactics and skill and, right now, the sport in Scotland is at an emotional low. There are conflicting emotions, primarily over the role of Matt Williams, the national coach, and whether sacking him would be the best thing to do. Would disposing of Williams wipe the slate clean and put harmony back into our game, or would we be in danger of leaving the ship rudderless? The clouded truth is that Williams is not the only problem.

He is an astute coach and a great technician, both a strength and a weakness, and has tried to bring in a technical style of rugby, which has not suited the Scottish psyche. However, having created his template, he fiddled with it too much.

Last autumn, we got results with the forwards picking and driving, creating space for Chris Cusiter to snipe around the